The Plaza trademark infringement lawsuit wasn’t, from a legal standpoint, about whether the famed Plaza Hotel in New York is more popular than or superior to the Plaza in downtown Las Vegas. Yet in a broader sense, that’s what it was all about.
Anthony A. Marnell III, scion of a Las Vegas construction empire, is standing on the top floor of the $1 billion resort he is building and of which he is chairman and chief executive, and it is hard not to feel a little sorry for him.
If stock market investing involves skill and insight, like playing poker, investing in gaming stocks is an exception, more like betting on black at roulette.
On a weekday afternoon, the Anthem community center in Henderson is filled with the sounds of retirement: laughter and gossip circulate as mah-jongg tiles clack, cards snap and pool balls click.
While lobbying to amend state law to prevent businesses from discriminating against gay and transgender customers, the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada came to an embarrassing conclusion: Nevada is among a few states without a law protecting customers from sex discrimination by businesses.
Several news reports over the past week indicated Harrah’s Entertainment had given up on building a sports and entertainment arena behind its Paris Las Vegas and Bally’s casinos with Anschutz Entertainment Group.
Progressive Gaming International announced today that its board of directors has appointed Terrance Oliver, a member of the board, as the company’s interim president and chief executive order. Oliver is replacing former president Russel McMeekin.
Resolving a three year securities fraud investigation by federal regulators, the Securities and Exchange Commission today filed an enforcement complaint against two former executives of slot maker Bally Technologies for artificially inflating the company's reported revenue and earnings.
New Jersey gaming regulators announced today that the state-appointed trustee and conservator of the Tropicana Atlantic City Casino and Resort has entered negotiations with The Cordish Company to possibly purchase the property for $700 million.
Lorelle Ellis and her husband have settled into a comfortable routine: A few times a week, often before dinner, they stop by Green Valley Ranch Station Casino and drop a few bucks in the slot machines.
